infringe
infringe is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 3 senses, and appears in Roget's Thesaurus (1911) with 40 related terms. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.
Definitions
- 1.To hinder; to destroy; as, to infringe efficacy; to infringe delight or power. [Obs.] Hooker.
- 2.To break, violate, or transgress some contract, rule, or law; to injure; to offend.
- 3.To encroach; to trespass; -- followed by on or upon; as, to infringe upon the rights of another.
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
Synonyms
Related terms (Roget's 1911)
- and
- aside
- back
- bad
- breach
- break
- cancel
- cast
- close
- coach
- custom
- declare
- desuetude
- discard
- disobedience
- disusage
- disuse
- drive
- elude
- elusive
- evade
- evasion
- evasive
- fail
- failure
- faith
- fling
- foot
- forfeit
- forfeiture
- from
- fulfill
- give
- go-by
- green
- habit
- ignore
- informality
- infraction
- infringement
Source: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
Related questions
Reverse-dictionary questions
Definition-first questions whose answer is infringe.
- What is to hinder; to destroy; as, to infringe efficacy; to infringe delight or power. [Obs.] Hooker called?
- What is to break, violate, or transgress some contract, rule, or law; to injure; to offend called?
- What is to encroach; to trespass; -- followed by on or upon; as, to infringe upon the rights of another called?
Sources
- Definitions: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
- Synonyms & antonyms: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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